TUN rolls up sleeves for education

THE Teachers’ Union of Namibia (TUN) will host a winter school for children in the Khomas Region starting on Monday.

The TUN, one of the most outspoken critics of Namibia’s education system, said yesterday that it deemed education “too crucial to be left in the hands of Government alone,” and thus decided on supplementing learning opportunities for pupils who went on holiday this week. The winter school, which TUN Vice President Chanville Macrill says had registered around 200 pupils by yesterday afternoon, will last for five days.”After a thorough consideration of national performance in the education sector, the union’s Khomas regional council decided to organise a winter school,” Macrill told reporters at a press briefing yesterday.”It is our conviction that the state of education can only be improved if all stakeholders are united in their effort to address the system’s shortcomings and diversify skills-enhancing programmes,” he said.The winter school will target Grade 7, 10 and 12 students, Macrill said, and will concentrate on Mathematics, Physical Science and Accounting for these three grades.”We trust that we as a union will in a very small way contribute to the upliftment of our learners,” the TUN Vice President said.The union said it hoped to mobilise other regions to expand the scope of such winter schools in future.The winter school, which TUN Vice President Chanville Macrill says had registered around 200 pupils by yesterday afternoon, will last for five days.”After a thorough consideration of national performance in the education sector, the union’s Khomas regional council decided to organise a winter school,” Macrill told reporters at a press briefing yesterday.”It is our conviction that the state of education can only be improved if all stakeholders are united in their effort to address the system’s shortcomings and diversify skills-enhancing programmes,” he said.The winter school will target Grade 7, 10 and 12 students, Macrill said, and will concentrate on Mathematics, Physical Science and Accounting for these three grades.”We trust that we as a union will in a very small way contribute to the upliftment of our learners,” the TUN Vice President said.The union said it hoped to mobilise other regions to expand the scope of such winter schools in future.